Show AVIATOR VIATOR I CONDEMNS AEROPlANES Of 01 4 ARMY ARM Y i. i ys Mexico Is Better Pre Pre- pared for Air Work Than the United States t Special to The Telegram CHICAGO o Ill IU April 24 M M today is better botter equipped in army aviation avia avia- tion iou than is ia tho United States i J rom From no less an authority than Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- of ot Americas America's foremost fore- fore coln coin Bea one most ost flyers flyer tho the the inventor of man many gyrations gyrations camo this statement Though professing a hunger for the of warfare and a 1 keen sense sensa of patriotism B Beachey declared with vehemence that he ho would not risk nek his life Uie ij in some Borne of the tho aerial equipment possessed by Undo Uncle Sam He Ite said tho the army boasted only two biplanes worthy of flight while tho navy has six tx that could be bo put in service without unnecessarily un un- un- un necessarily endangering tho the life ife of tha tho thol airmen At tho the samo time though heL hel he heI j I l stood ready to offer his Ms services cervices to his i x country country out but for 8 a. a consideration P Cites Value of Aeroplane P Pl t A fow few other points brought out b by byI I ho little flyer who knows not fear and ana andi i ho o arr arrived v in ip Chicago to give soy soy- fr ta I exhibitions were f o aeroplane a from front experience i in ine e alkan warfare is invaluable e. e The aeroplane prevents ambushes The aeroplane n as ns a scout a-scout scout can rin disIs dis- dis is- is Is vr ar r th tho force of the enemy 10 in time timen tImet r j rn a strategic attack t ro fl n The aeroplane possesses the f fascination tion of or tho the hawk soaring in ill the air o er over ft R. brood of chickens cHicken It strikes the sar same f fear ar to the hearts of or soldiers soldier Beache Beachey usually quiet and retiring displayed patriotism as ho lle talked ot of the condit condition o 1 of his bis country regarding 1 an l corps s His clean cut rodd ruddy face taco grow t white with ith indi indignation nation anti and lie of the government in exact t terms Tusk think of the possibilities JJ he be exclaimed I Why an aviator fly alon along the tho railroad route from Vera Vora G Cruz clear to Mexico City or even en ten miles ahead of tho the army or marines marmes and warn of d dancers Ambushes heos would be bo impossible The They could roop over the tho take in tho the strength of the enemy yes enemy yes or photograph raph then as as has been beeD done But unless this country calls upon the men who make their living b by flying firing its 8 aviation corps will bo be of little value alue Wilson Takes Action fe Mexico cC tOda today has sixteen high class airmen airmen in its army anny The Tho United States 1 I i am sorry to say has about two to who whon can n fly fh- in in 10 anything but a calm alm or ascend from a R field that is not absolutely absolutely l level It is a joke joko And the United States has Ims had hall warning arnin I talked with officials in in Washington but th they gave e a it no great heed until until two months ago when President Wilson Wil Wil- Wil- Wil Wilson son sou sent an inspector r to San Di Diego go to condemn some machines about which I 1 had spoken It ma may mean a a. great opportunity lost WIt Why France alone has army aviators aviators all ors all all experts Bulgaria employed cm- cm a fow low during the war with Turkey Turkey Tur Tur- ke key and some of them told me of tho the awe of tho men mon in the when they saw those great leat birds flying above their heads They saw their fortifications exposed and themselves h laid d at the mercy of or a more moro powerful invading force foree Bulgaria credits much of ot her ber success to the use of the aero plane Ready to Go to War Would Would you rou go 0 to war as s an arm arnu army airman 1 ho he was asked Jn Un a n minute ho bo replied without hesitation but I want it understood stood that I have my own JUa machine bine and moreover moreo I w would uld need something to tc maintain myself and then spoke of tho men chosen b by the government nt for its aviation service I rI ha have hamet met a R lot of them ho said Most of them are aro nice follows but they aro are not aviators They posse the pluck all right but not the knowl- knowl cd edgo o. o And a man nian to to be he a 11 rood good aviator must be bo a good mechanic |